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CONVAIR B-36: A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF AMERICA'S "BIG STICK"
Written by Meyers K. Jacobsen.
Stock no. 1329449
Published by Schiffer Military History; Schiffer Aviation History. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A collaborative effort edited and co-authored by Meyers Jacobsen exploring the history of one of SAC's air giants, the six-engine Convair B-36. Large format. Beige cloth boards, black titles. Marbled endpapers. B/w photos throughout. 400 pages. ISBN: 0764305301. Spine and corners slightly bumped else a fine copy.

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MOSQUITO CLASSIC AIRCRAFT No. 7: THEIR HISTORY AND HOW TO MODEL THEM
Written by Michael J.F. Bowyer; Bryan Philpott.
Stock no. 1829705
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1st 1980. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The aircraft's entire history and development and a wealth of material for modellers, including hints on super-detailing and converting the many plastic kits available. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 120 pages. ISBN: 0850594324. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at bottom edge else a lovely copy!

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HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX: FROM HELL TO VICTORY AND BEYOND
Written by K.A. Merrick.
Stock no. 1329448
Published by Classic; Ian Allan. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive and definitive work on the Handley Page Halifax, cementing its place in aviation history as a uniquely successful and versatile aircraft which was also a great favourite with its crews. Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour illustrations. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 9781906537067. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine (look unread). Dustwrapper is slightly creased at spine and corners.

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TARANTO AND NAVAL AIR WARFARE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, 1940-1945
Written by David Hobbs.
Stock no. 1829704
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2020. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Fleet Air Arm's contribution to naval operations in the Mediterranean after the Italian declaration of war in June 1940 - from the famous successes like Taranto, Matapan and the defence of Malta convoys to lesser known operations like the Aegean campaign. Blue cloth boards, orange title to spine. B/w photos. xiv and 440 pages including index. ISBN: 9781526793836. A lovely copy!

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DREADNOUGHT GUNNERY AND THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND: THE QUESTION OF FIRE CONTROL
Written by John Brooks.
Stock no. 1829703
Published by Routledge. 1st thus 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Cass Series: Naval Policy and History. Digitally printed. New and revisionist accounts of the Dreyer/Pollen controversy, and of the gunnery at Jutland. Cardwraps. xiv and 321 pages including index. ISBN: 9780415407885. A lovely, clean copy.

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AICHI D3A1/2 VAL (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Peter C. Smith.
Stock no. 1329444
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1999. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

The Aichi D3A1/2 Val was designed to specification 11-Shi in 1936 as a replacement for the Aichi D21A2 biplane. Chief designer Tokuhishiro Gomei designed an aeroplane that was easy to produce and rugged. Powered by a Nakajima Hikari 1, a 730hp nine-cylinder radial, the prototype flew in January 1938. It featured a fixed undercarriage, whose drag penalty was offset by its simplicity and lighter weight, and in other respects it was clearly influenced by the Heinkel He 70. Production versions were powered by a Nakajima Kinsei 43 of l,000hp and were capable of carrying a 250kg bomb beneath the centre fuselage and a 60kg bomb under each wing. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1861262787. A super copy, looks unread.

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THE ROLLS-ROYCE 'B' SERIS' ENGINE IN NATIONAL SERVICE
Written by Pat Ware.
Stock no. 1329442
Published by Warehouse Publications. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of the development of the standardised Rolls-Royce 'B' Series' petrol engines, and the first generation of post-war British military vehicles for which they were designed. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Over 200 period b/w photos and nearly 50 full-colour pictures. 204 pages, including index. ISBN: 0952556308. Base of spine is very slightly bumped. Contents look unread.

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TUGS OF WAR
Written by Pat Ware.
Stock no. 1329441
Published by Warehouse Publications. 1st 1995. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Heavy Recovery Vehicles, Tank Transporters, and Artillery Tractors of the British Army, 1945-1965. Includes AEC Matador and Militant, Albion, Diamond T Leyland FV1000, FV1100 Martian, and FV1200 Scammell Pioneer, Constructor and Explorer and Thornycroft Antar. B/w photos. Colour photos. 172 pages. Large format. Pale brown boards with gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0952556316. A super copy, looks unread.

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WARRIOR TO DREADNOUGHT: WARSHIP DEVELOPMENT 1860-1905
Written by David K. Brown.
Stock no. 1829701
Published by Caxton Editions. 1st thus 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The technological changes which transformed warships from the fully-rigged broadside ironclads of the mid-nineteenth century, through the centre battery ships, early turret vessels and barbette ships, to the turbine-powered Dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers which were to fight in the First World War. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 1840675292. A lovely copy!

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BRITISH DESTROYERS & FRIGATES: THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND AFTER
Written by Norman Friedman. Illustrated by A.D. Baker.
Stock no. 1829700
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive design history of modern British surface escorts. Includes Commonwealth navies, particularly Australian and Canadian. Large format. Dark blue boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 352 pages including index. ISBN: 9781861761378. Rear panel of dustwrapper lightly scuffed else a lovely copy!

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BRITISH AIRCRAFT CARRIERS DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE HISTORIES
Written by David Hobbs.
Stock no. 1329440
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2013. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A meticulously detailed history of British aircraft carriers from the earliest experimental vessels to the Queen Elizabeth class, currently under construction and the largest ships ever built for the Royal Navy. Large, heavy format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 384 pages (including index). Blue endpapers. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781848321380. A super copy, looks unread. Dustwrapper is just slightly creased at edges.

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BRITAIN'S FLEET AIR ARM IN WORLD WAR II
Written by Ron Mackay.
Stock no. 1829699
Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd.. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A Schiffer Military History Book. After a promising beginning as the Royal Naval Air Service in World War I, the Fleet Air Arm, also known as 'The Air Branch of the Royal Navy', became a military 'football' passed around betwen its parent service and the Royal Air Force under whose operational control it fell from 1918-1937. At the outbreak of WWII, the Force was poorly equipped and dangerously short of qualified personnel and suffered accordingly. By 1943, with the provision of superior carrier aircraft designs and a similar whole sale expansion in Fleet and Escort carriers, as well as the personnel with which to operate the warships and aircraft, the Fllet Air Arm was an all-round, efficient Force. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Marbled endpapers. B/w photos. 311 pages including index. ISBN: 0764321315. Minor splash of binding glue to lower edge of text block, previous bookseller's price label to rear panel of dustwrapper (small and unobtrusive) else a lovely copy!

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